Yoke for car-coupling draw-bars.



LY 2S. 1.912.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.'

HEIGHTS y YOKE FOR UARDOUPLNG DRW BARS.

u APPLICATION FILED J citizen of the United States, residing' inmerso.

i To all 'whom 'it may conce/m eagzo, llinois, have 'invented a cermn new 'andfuseful improvement in Yokes for Can CouplerDraW-Birrs; of which the following 1s a full, elearfgand exact description, such as will enable'others skilled in the. to

which it appertains to make and use the same reference being had to the nccoroipan,7- ing drawings, forming part ot tine sneoiication, in Which- Figure l is a` side eeetion of dr: yoke of my improved construction. is a plan View ot the yoke. Fig. i' elevation of ytn'e yoke with the shown in section.

'My invention relates to new and 1 improvements in yokes suon :is

as connections between the "mf `comolers and parte of the rige/in the 5 principal' object of my invention M to construct a'simple, stroop; me oie-e l yokehavng its forward cndwslmpee eo :is l o? the v with means for engaging the dro' to embrace the head on the rear eno. 'i

coupler drawbnr.

Further objects of rnv inifentnconstruct a drawbnr yoke that Wil recommended practice of the E@ the forward ends ot die two im yoke being provided with sid; tensions embracingA the ot iii@ i the rear end of Vthe dumber,

to materially reduce the slienrine parted to the fastening devices dur ice` which arrangement holds the of the drewber in proper "position vents rearward longitudinal thereof with reep-ect 'to the though the fastening devices loe broken. i

To the above pornoses my inventif siste in certoin nov and arrangement ullv described an Referring by 'numerals to if ing drowii'igs l desi i' drawbar provided on ite reu.A usual head 2, und there be .A

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'formed between the front side o smo iene and the body ot sind drewbar. he yo as shown, formed in single pi erbly bv casting, and comorises horizontally disposed 'parallel legis are united at their rear ende by 1 v meetln e t the n erf Patent. Patented Jim, 1li?,

disiiosed plate which, in service, bears di 57 rcctly against one of the follower blocks of 1 The forward ends of the lees e d rectly against the top and bottoni. 'luces of the houd 2 und the extreme forward ends ot' legs are turned inwerdly, es designated lov 6 and these non tions eneoee the shoulders 3 on the front si Said head.

formed integral with the forward end n tions of the are side plates or ex* te y sions i" which oceuny positions at the the draft r einen sidesot oe heed il, said plates or extensions medial line of said lie-od. edges of these plates at some meet are notelies are 'formed reinforcing* ribs the plates T. These 4enler seot for the rear inflj; disposed lrey l0 rear Ioortion of the i o 9 ,rou ed' fili ie legs 4- 3nd through the "E, ereloy securely taste-nin. f l

eaid parte ovidio engagement oi the draw muela will relieve. the bolts or ring' stresses dining-f pull on l`lie-cross kev UL bearing ,oonlders or seats; formed in the or t rearward moren'ient of t mi liar relative to "he Volte and relieve irets env Stresses e3 the Joke bringing' am against rse niemeer or otl er obstruction of the drew -lozzr` or sorinw,` or draft lugs. invention the construcreoif side flanges are aclant- ,toixs between the yoke ioe S ground tl'ie notcliee mdc hearings or the prot* fiinproved conetrnef "-J- and cheaply manufactured for he reason that it is formed ina le piece. is constructed so as to ineet the ,uirements of standard practice, :ind the fes or extensions on the forward ne lees of the yoke provide means e strongj substantiel rigid 'joint is formed betwen Said yoke and draw bnr.

It wih be readily understood that minor changes in the Size, form and f:on$t"ucftion of the ulrich@ parts of my impl'oi'ei' dmw bm yoke @an he umd@ und suhstituoi' for those herein, shown und desoiibeffi withoutdepuitihg from the spirit. of my invention, the. scopioi which ik; set forth in. the npparidad claims.

l Claim:

1. In :i draft ggf-w m combination, u draw hai' having :1 hva-l on its rear 0nd, a yoke. formed in a .single pieve and onlprisingz n .'mticziliy disp'fmvd remi' pinto, n pair oi parallel logs inihgizll with tho. top sind hottom of Suid ohio. pairs of hau-MN5' (Vljmsm notchvf] phit `A s ihtogihi wih the ox'wzui und of euch leg. snif? pairs of pintas, tog-admi Vith the forward oiixh; of tho egs being? dispo to mnlnxice the head on ihv reim 1 and of this draw hzu, riiot hmm! in thi .liozwnz'ff ends mi the, egs and theA humid oli hfx draw ha?? f al' olilaecihg the )Uhl '5o thc (huw hay, :1, Lug# passing tm:laval-Solv iii-Hough the: Fmr po,"

tion of the draw bar, the ends of which key engage in the notches formed in the said pairs) of plates. Thil combination. with :1` draw bar having' :i hfm'i on its roar end. of n draw bnr yoke m'mod in a single pien@ :md oomprisinfr a pair of pnmiel logs, :i i'hxlxicm'ly dispose( pinto connecting the haga :1t one und, a pair of hdm-:lily fihSlu'smgl platos intvgml with mmh hg :it its ofhm' cmi, which pairs of plates iro provided with h smits, h1 s in- !fvg; ith nifl phlt: mlm, ,"lfto sui( key #ontw :l hwy i-ielntvd in the rhum' hul' mid lmving gioziohs disposal in thil key seats and hmi'ioo against thev lugs :m'ljwfvnt therto, and

Lwahlg menus .scatfd io thai l'oiwvau'd p0rtom of the anni thu rear port-ions of lhv iiziw hat.

In testimony wlw/Veuf 'I her'unnto affix my Sigexzilm inthy prusncc of two \\'itnesscs, this lith day of Joly, 1912.

WILLIA M WD HGH T.

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